Parallel Verses
World English Bible
They asked him, "Tell us: by what authority do you do these things? Or who is giving you this authority?"
New American Standard Bible
and they spoke, saying to Him, “Tell us by what authority You are doing these things, or who is the one who gave You this authority?”
King James Version
And spake unto him, saying, Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?
Holman Bible
and said to Him: “Tell us, by what authority are You doing these things? Who is it who gave You this authority?”
International Standard Version
and asked him, "Tell us: By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?"
A Conservative Version
And they spoke, saying to him, Tell us, by what authority are thou doing these things? Or who is he who gave thee this authority?
American Standard Version
and they spake, saying unto him, Tell us: By what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?
Amplified
and said to Him, “Tell us by what kind of authority You are doing these things? Or who is the one who gave You this authority?”
An Understandable Version
They said to Him, "Tell us, by what authority are you doing these things [i.e., miracles and teaching]? Or, who is the one who gave you this authority?"
Anderson New Testament
and spoke to him, saying: Tell us by what authority you do these things? or, who is he that gave you this authority?
Bible in Basic English
That the chief priests and the scribes and the rulers of the people came to him and said, Make clear to us by what authority you do these things and who gave you this authority.
Common New Testament
and said to him, "Tell us by what authority are you doing these things? Or who it is that gave you this authority."
Daniel Mace New Testament
and thus accosted him, tell us by what authority do you act thus? and whence do you derive that authority?
Darby Translation
and spoke to him saying, Tell us by what authority thou doest these things, or who is it who has given thee this authority?
Godbey New Testament
and they spoke to Him, saying, Tell us by what authority you are doing these things? Who is the one having given you this authority?
Goodspeed New Testament
and said to him, "Tell us what authority you have for doing as you do, or who gave you any such authority?"
John Wesley New Testament
And spake to him saying, Tell us, by what authority dost thou these things, and who is he that gave thee this authority?
Julia Smith Translation
And they spake to him, saying, Say to us, by what authority doest thou these? or who is he having given thee this authority?
King James 2000
And spoke unto him, saying, Tell us, by what authority do you these things? or who is he that gave you this authority?
Lexham Expanded Bible
and said, saying to him, "Tell us, by what authority you are doing these [things], or who is the one who gave you this authority?
Modern King James verseion
And they spoke to Him, saying, Tell us, by what authority do you do these things? Or who is he who gave you this authority?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And spake unto him, saying, "Tell us by what authority thou doest these things? Either, who is he that gave thee this authority?"
Moffatt New Testament
"Tell us," they said, "what authority you have for acting in this way? Who was it that gave you this authority?"
Montgomery New Testament
They spoke to him saying. "Tell us by what authority you are doing these things? Who is it that gave you this authority?"
NET Bible
and said to him, "Tell us: By what authority are you doing these things? Or who it is who gave you this authority?"
New Heart English Bible
They asked him, "Tell us: by what authority do you do these things? Or who is giving you this authority?"
Noyes New Testament
and spoke to him, saying, Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things? Or who is he that gave thee this authority?
Sawyer New Testament
and spoke to him saying, Tell us by what authority you do these things? and who gave you this authority?
The Emphasized Bible
and spake, saying, unto him - Tell us, by what authority, these things, thou art doing, and, who, is it, that gave thee this authority.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
and spake to him, saying, Tell us by what authority thou doest these things or who is he that giveth thee this authority?
Twentieth Century New Testament
And addressing him, said: "Tell us what authority you have to do these things. Who is it that has given you this authority?"
Webster
And spoke to him, saying, Tell us, By what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?
Weymouth New Testament
together with the Elders, and they asked Him, "Tell us, By what authority are you doing these things? And who is it that gave you this authority?"
Williams New Testament
and said to Him, "Tell us what sort of authority you have for doing as you do, or who is it that gave you such authority?"
Worrell New Testament
and spake, saying to Him, "Tell us by what authority Thou art doing these things, or who gave Thee this authority?"
Worsley New Testament
Tell us by what authority thou dost these things? or who it is that gave thee this authority?
Youngs Literal Translation
and spake unto him, saying, 'Tell us by what authority thou dost these things? or who is he that gave to thee this authority?'
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 20:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jesus' Authority Challenged
1 It happened on one of those days, as he was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the Good News, that the priests and scribes came to him with the elders. 2 They asked him, "Tell us: by what authority do you do these things? Or who is giving you this authority?" 3 He answered them, "I also will ask you one question. Tell me:
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Cross References
Exodus 2:14
He said, "Who made you a prince and a judge over us? Do you plan to kill me, as you killed the Egyptian?" Moses was afraid, and said, "Surely this thing is known."
John 2:18
The Jews therefore answered him, "What sign do you show us, seeing that you do these things?"
Acts 7:27
But he who did his neighbor wrong pushed him away, saying, 'Who made you a ruler and a judge over us?
Matthew 21:23-27
When he had come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, and said, "By what authority do you do these things? Who gave you this authority?"
Mark 11:28-33
and they began saying to him, "By what authority do you do these things? Or who gave you this authority to do these things?"
Luke 19:35-40
They brought it to Jesus. They threw their cloaks on the colt, and set Jesus on them.
Luke 19:45-46
He entered into the temple, and began to drive out those who bought and sold in it,
John 5:22-27
For the Father judges no one, but he has given all judgment to the Son,
Acts 4:7-10
When they had stood them in the middle of them, they inquired, "By what power, or in what name, have you done this?"
Acts 7:35-39
"This Moses, whom they refused, saying, 'Who made you a ruler and a judge?' -- God has sent him as both a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.
Acts 7:51
"You stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit! As your fathers did, so you do.